Project Explorer V7 cannot filter primary only

[Dave Dalton 0]

I've discovered a difference between V6 and V7.01 that I believe is a problem.

 

I want to filter the Project Explorer to show primary names only so I can move through all the entries with a single click per person. The Project Explorer Filter dialogue allows me to do that with V6, but with V7 I must enter a value in the filter field or I get the message "Value cannot be empty." Is that a V7 bug, a feature, or am I missing something?

 

I can get around this by specifying an unused flag and then filtering on the value of that flag, which all entries will share. But that isn't the best answer.

[Jim Byram 0]

There are a variety of issues with filters in v7.01 such as you have seen (involving checking for no value) and these should be fixed in v7.02.

[Evenwhen 0]

V7.03 still does not honor "Primary Names" in the filter box.

[Jim Byram 0]

Works fine for me. What's the PE sort? How are you setting the PE filter?

[Evenwhen 0]

I don't recall the specific PE filter at this time but the problem turned out to be when the Name_Birth tag was not the primary name tag. In that case both the Name_Birth and the Primary name appeared in the PE. When I get another failure, what information should I capture to report it? As I am doing a major cleanup, it may well rear its head again soon.

[Evenwhen 0]

A little more input on this. I ran a filter for the PE and the output was correct, Primary names only. I then ran a report that reset soe of the flags that the PE filter was using. I then re-ran the PE filter and got "Both" names even though the filter still said "Primary only". I then clicked on Both and then on Primary and re-ran the filter and got correct output; Primary names only. So, this problem is that in some cases I get Both names even though the filter indicates I should only get Primary names. This may be my whole problem. I will watch and let you know if any other case shows up.

[Jim Byram 0]

Some but not all changes that you make to tags refresh the PE filter. After some changes, you might need to clear and reset the PE filter.

[Evenwhen 0]

I know that the PE ilter re-runs after a change (sometimes) but I didn't expect the filter itself to be changed so that it would include Both names while still indicating that Primary was selected. I think the problem is that Primary is still indicated when Both is selected. When I select something other than Primary and then select Primary again the filter works fine. If I don't, I get both even though the filter inicates that Primary is selecdted. As I expect this now, I always re-select Primary and don't have the problem.